It was a long wait, but it’s finally here: Iridient Digital just addes support for Fujifilm X-T2 cameras! You can download it here.

Major Fuji related changes include official support for the X-T2 plus Brian now improved automatic hot pixel removal for the X-Trans cameras. There were some cases with the X-Trans models, where hot pixels could show up in groups or clusters sometimes and these groups could evade the old automatic hot pixel removal filter. Anyway should be much more robust with catching these hot pixel clusters now.

Full change log can be viewed here:
http://iridientdigital.com/products/rawdeveloper_history.html

Rico’s Fuji X-workshop in Thailand
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Brian just released Iridient Developer 3.1. This update includes support for compressed RAF images from the X-Pro2!!

This update also includes a workaround for an issue introduced in the Mac 10.11.4 update recently released by Apple which affects the Highlights and Shadows (Neighborhood Adaptive) adjustments and a few other changes and bug fixes, plus support for all the latest RAW camera models.

Iridient Developer 3.1 can now be downloaded here:
http://iridientdigital.com/products/iridientdeveloper_download.html

To Make Video Reviews isn’t easy at all – via LuLa

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Today I just want to share a good laugh with you… nothing more :) . So time for a bit of FujiHumors… and enjoy your weekend!

Ken Rockwell is the Chuck Norris of Photography

FXF member calinandra69 knows it: Ken Rockwell* is the Chuck Norris of photography. Why? Well, here are just some of my favorites… but there is a lot more to read at our Forum here.

– Rockwell portraits are so lifelike, they have to pay taxes
– Ken Rockwell never focus, everything moves into his DoF
– Ken Rockwell’s shots are so perfect, Adobe redesigned photoshop for him: all it consists of is a close button.

And these are just 3 out of 34 of them… click here and enjoy a genuine laugh!

* I have nothing personal against Ken Rockwell. I share this just for fun. I hope Ken demonstrates the same sense of humor of Chuck Norris :)

HOT (!!!) USA DEALS

• X-A1 + 16-50 + 50-230 for ridiculous $399!
• $350 price drop on the X-E2 with 27mm (X-E2 black + 27mm here – X-E2 silver + 27mm here)
• $100 price drop on the X-T10 body only or combined with the XC 16-50 or XF 18-55 kit lens at AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama

HOT (!!!) EUROPE DEALS

• XF56mmF1.2 for just €720! Get it here!
• XF 10-24 sells for just €705 at AmazonDE here!
• XF27mm, AmazonDE sells it for €329 here.
• AmazonITA is offering the black Fuji X30 for just €382 here (until Sunday)!
• X-T1 + XF18-55 + XF55-200 for €1999 and X-T1 + XF16-55 for €1999 . Get it at PCHstore.
• Buy X-PRO1 + 18 + 27 and get Free Leather case worth £160 + Receive an £80/€100 bonus on your old D-SLR trade-in value when you buy an X-T1, X-E2 or X-Pro1. More at FujiUK.
• Get the Fuji X30 for €444 at AmazonDE + Get additional € 50 Cashback. Deal on X-T1 + 18-55 + 55-200. Both offers expire 15.01.2016. More details here at FujiDE.

Fuji X-T10 – USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / AUS: Camerapro

Please don’t blame me, if reviewers out there write such enthusiastic things about the Fuji X-T10. I just report on FR what others say about it. I’ll work hard to find a review that finally says the X-T10 is crap.

But since then, they all seem to be extremely happy with the Fuji X-T10. Recently TheVerge declared the Fuji X-T10 the best mirrorless camera you can buy for under $1000, dpreview loves it more than the Sony A6000, the Nikon D5500 or the O-MD E-M10, and finally today it’s Forbes that says about the Fuji X-T10 here:

“Picture quality from the X-T10 is everything you’d expect from Fujifilm and I personally love the film simulation modes and the choice of dynamic range. […]

I’d say the Fujifilm X-T10 is a superb choice of camera […]. Fujifilm is currently my favourite camera range because the models are built to be really usable and I love Fuji’s colour modes and superb optics.

The Fujifilm X-T10 may be a little small for people with large hands, but for the rest of us it’s the perfectly affordable mirrorless camera that’s a genuine pleasure to use and consistently turns out superb images that will rekindle your joy of photography.”

And now please go those crappy sites like dpreview, TheVerge and Forbes and tell them in the comments that they are just brainless Fuji fanboys ;-) !

USA DEALS

The deadline for this US deal is September 19. Here is the whole list of savings:

CAMERAS

X-T1 + 18-55 (save $100): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
X-T1 Black Body (save $100): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
X-T1 Graphite Body (save $100): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline

LENSES

XF 16mmF1.4 WR (save $150): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 56mmF1.2 APD (save $300): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 56mmF1.2 (save $100): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 14mmF2.8 (save $200): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 23mmF1.4 (save $150): AmazonUS  / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 50-140mmF2.8 WR (save $150):  AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 10-24mmF4 (save $150):  AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 35mmF1.4 (save $200):  AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 16-55mmF2.8 WR (save $150):  AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 27mmF2.8 (save $200): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 18mm (save $150): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 60mm (save $200):  AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 18-135mm (save $150):  AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 55-200mm (save $150):  AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 18-55mm (save $100):  AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline

EUROPEAN DEALS

• X-T1 + XF18-55 + XF55-200 for €1999 and X-T1 + XF16-55 for €1999 . Get it at PCHstore.
• Buy X-PRO1 + 18 + 27 and get Free Leather case worth £160 + Receive an £80/€100 bonus on your old D-SLR trade-in value when you buy an X-T1, X-E2 or X-Pro1. More at FujiUK.
• Get the Fuji X30 for €444 at AmazonDE + Get additional € 50 Cashback. Deal on X-T1 + 18-55 + 55-200. Both offers expire 15.01.2016. More details here at FujiDE.

pre-order at AmazonUS

You can pre-order the silver TCL-X100 or the black version at AmazonUS. (Pre-order at BHphoto and Adorama or at DigitalRev ($10 cheaper))

The black one is in stock in UK a at Wexphotographic here.

We are all hungry for real X100s and X20 reviews. I check the web every day!

The good thing is, I’m not alone in my daily search. Fujirumors reader Jonti spotted this webiste (translated version) that seems to compare x100 and x100s shots.

thanks Jonti

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Click here to see X20 sample shots on Flickr or click here for another X20 Flickr photostream.

P.S.: you can preorder the X20 in Belgium, at the PCH store in Brussels. They received a sample of the X20 and took some images of the camera here. For the unboxing video click here. Preorder in silver here, and in black here. They were told by Fujifilm Belgium, that the delivery estimation in Belgium would be March.

P.P.S.: FR-reader M. received an email from the main Fuji Dealer in Ireland. According to the dealer, they will get the X100s on Friday or Monday. Also at AmazonUK the X100s should be released on the March 1. And FR-reader G. emailed me this: “My mate is a fuji dealer and speaks to fuji uk a lot…he told me today that fuji wants us in the uk to have our x100s in our hands in time for the focus on imaging show.. That show runs march 3-6, he says this Friday they should ship and he would be surprised if I did not have cam for Monday.”

image courtesy “just zis guy” on Flickr: “Noise is also pretty good up to ISO 3200 and 6400 is not great but usable if you crank the noise reduction up to the max (+2). 12800 is unusable and only offered so they had say they have it.”